A change of clothes and...: How Amritpal Singh has evaded Punjab Police so far

The Punjab Police has already pointed to the role of Pakistan's ISI in the events unfolding in the state.

Updated on: Mar 21, 2023, 17:33:03 IST

By HT News Desk | Written by Aryan Prakash

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The Punjab Police have recovered a Brezza car using which Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh fled from Mehatpur, inspector general of police (IGP) Sukhchain Singh Gill informed on Tuesday.

The senior Punjab police official narrated the sequence of events of how the pro-Khalistani radical preacher managed to evade the police so far. “Four accused who helped Amritpal escape have been arrested. A .315 bore rifle has been recovered from the Brezza car”, Gill said.

The IGP said after giving a slip to the police in Mehatpur, Amritpal Singh stayed in a gurdwara in Nangal Ambian village. He later changed his attire into shirt and trouser and took a motorbike to flee further.

The Punjab Police have said that an arrest warrant has been issued against Amritpal Singh under the stringent National Security Act. A total of 154 people have been arrested in the case so far.

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Amritpal Singh managed to give police chasing him the slip at a busy market in Mehatpur village of Jalandhar district on Saturday. (Reuters)

“Those arrested for helping Amritpal to flee from Mehatpur include Manpreet Manna (28) of Nawan Killa village of Shahkot, Gurdeep Singh Deepa of Bal Naun in Nakodar, Harpreet Singh Happy (36) of Kotla Nodh Singh village of Bullowal Hoshiarpur and Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja of village Goindara of Faridkot”, the senior cop said, adding that three more people accompanying the wanted preacher to flee from Nangal Ambian Gurdwara are still absconding.

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